Glossary for Lessons 1-3

Glossary of terms and names from lessons 1-3.

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Amillennialism

View of eschatology that believes Jesus will return to establish the eternal kingdom after reigning from heaven. This reign from heaven is the "millennium," not literally a thousand years, but the period between the first and second coming of Christ. During this period, Christians will continue to suffer tribulation, but the Church will grow and experience blessings.

Apocalyptic

A kind of biblical literature that is symbolic, gives divine revelation, is usually revealed privately, and deals with interactions among natural, preternatural and supernatural realities